ost people on the Evanston Campus are familiar with the concrete towers of the Northwestern University Library and the collections housed within. Equally familiar are the gothic spires of the revivalist Deering Library which sits adjacent to its younger sibling. These two buildings are collectively referred to as "Main" and contain the bulk of the university's bibliographic holdings. What remains less familiar, however, are the other smaller libraries, physically separated from Main, that contribute to the diversity of the university's scholarly resources.
Though not technically considered "branches," these other libraries house specialized collections that serve the needs of specific groups of researchers in various disciplines. Subjects such as law, medicine, science, and religion are well represented outside of Main, and greatly enhance the library's general collections in the humanities and social sciences. The exhibit "Outside of Main: Collections of Other Northwestern Libraries" showcases five of these smaller libraries and highlights the strengths of their individual collections. Featured are selected items from the Galter Health Sciences Library, the Pritzker Legal Research Center, the United Library, the Joseph Schaffner, and the Seeley G. Mudd Library for Science and Engineering.
For more information about these libraries, choose from one of the links below:
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| Curators: Margaret Bruns (Pritzker) Elayne Caldbeck (United) David Himrod (United) Marcia Lehr (Pritzker) Bob Michaelson (SEL) Terence O'Connell (Pritzker) Ron Sims (Galter) |
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Special Thanks to: Deborah Howe (Conservation) Russell Maylone (Spec Coll) Janet Olsen (Archives) Joan Reyes (Schaffner) Leland Roth (Risk Management) Allen Streicker (Archives) Debora Wood (Block Museum) |
| Conservationist: Lesa Dowd |
Graphic Design for Exhibit: Franck Mercurio |
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| Exhibit Coordinator & Associate Curator: Franck Mercurio |
Web Designer: Tigh Malone |
